EPA TRI Facility · Food
Koch Foods of Alabama
Montgomery, AL · Parent: Koch Foods Inc
- Total releases
- 26.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Koch Foods of Alabama is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Montgomery, AL, in the food sector. It reported 4.2K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 26.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,573 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Qualico Miscellaneous Inc; Mplx Terminals LLC - Montgomery Al Terminal; The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama. Similar-scale Food peers outside Alabama: Tropicana Products Inc; Wwf Operating Co LLC; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Oak Farms; Hanover Foods Corp. Other Koch Foods Inc sites in this extract: Koch Foods of Gadsden; Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Koch Foods of Fairfield. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid.
Koch Foods of Alabama has reported 26.8K lbs of toxic releases across 4 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Food sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Koch Foods of Alabama reports the 758th-largest volume (26.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 86.5% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Koch Foods of Alabama files annual Form R disclosures to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory under EPCRA Section 313, classified under NAICS 311615 (Food). Across 5 years of records spanning 2019–2023, the site has disclosed 26.8K lbs in cumulative toxic releases across 4 distinct chemicals. Largest chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen sulfide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Peracetic acid.
The dominant release pathway is air releases at 26.8K lbs (100.0% of total volume). Between 2019 and 2023, reported totals decreased by 52% - from 8.8K lbs to 4.2K lbs. The facility is operated under parent company Koch Foods Inc alongside Koch Foods of Gadsden; Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC; Koch Foods of Fairfield. Nearest other TRI reporters: W&w-Afco Steel LLC; Qualico Miscellaneous Inc; Mplx Terminals LLC - Montgomery Al Terminal; The Nelson Paint Co of Alabama. Similar-scale peers outside Alabama: Tropicana Products Inc; Wwf Operating Co LLC; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Oak Farms; Hanover Foods Corp.
TRI Form R values are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions, and treat every pound of reported chemical equally regardless of toxicity. Inclusion in the TRI database does not establish a health risk to nearby residents; it documents the annual reporting record that Koch Foods of Alabama has filed with the EPA under federal community right-to-know requirements - open W&w-Afco Steel LLC for a different chemical mix before treating volume as risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Koch Foods of Alabama's total reported releases fell from 9.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Koch Foods of Alabama's air releases fell from 9.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Koch Foods of Alabama releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 26.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (8.8K lbs to 4.2K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Koch Foods of Alabama - annual TRI totals
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- 2020 0
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- 2021 0
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- 2022 0
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What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 3.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 9.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 4.2K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 23.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 0 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Koch Foods of Alabama
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Qualico Miscellaneous Inc, Mplx Terminals LLC - Montgomery Al Terminal, ordered by distance.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Tropicana Products Inc, Wwf Operating Co LLC, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Oak Farms.
Other Koch Foods Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Koch Foods of Gadsden, Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley, Jcg Foods of Alabama LLC.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
Data comes from the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) program. Facilities that manufacture, process, or otherwise use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts are required to report annually to the EPA.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ammonia, Hydrogen sulfide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include W&w-Afco Steel LLC. "Total releases" includes air, water, land, and off-site transfers for disposal, aggregated across available reporting years. Quantities are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
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Rank and named neighbors (W&w-Afco Steel LLC, Qualico Miscellaneous Inc) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Sources & how this page was built
Every figure on this page traces to public, federal-government data on Koch Foods of Alabama. The records below are the primary sources; our methodology explains how they are joined, computed, and verified.
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program, chemical & reporting reference - what each chemical is and how releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service (FRS) - authoritative facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA Enforcement & Compliance History Online (ECHO) - regulatory and compliance context. echo.epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse that exposes these datasets. enviro.epa.gov
Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro. TRI release totals are self-reported estimates, not measured stack emissions.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Toxics Release Inventory has required annual industrial disclosure since its creation under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986, and this facility's record is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities through the 2023 reporting year; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.